CA14 5SP

Howgate · Cumberland · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Workington
Ward
Howgate
Local authority
Cumberland
Postcode district
CA14
Postcode sector
CA14 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CA14 5SR 56 m
CA14 5TY 122 m
CA14 5TS 123 m
CA14 5TX 142 m
CA14 5SW 169 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CA14 5SP
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CA
Postcode district
CA14
Postcode sector
CA14 5
Latitude
54.600507
Longitude
-3.535789
British National Grid easting
300,883
British National Grid northing
523,898

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Cumberland · E06000063
Electoral ward
Howgate · E05014196
Parish or community
E04002484
Output area
E00097387
Lower layer super output area
Copeland 001B · E01019269
Middle layer super output area
Copeland 001 · E02004000

Postcode source versions

Explore CA14

5 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Town Head Cottage, 3, Main Street, Distington, Workington, CA14 5SP 27 April 2011 £90,000
6, Main Street, Distington, Workington, CA14 5SP 7 July 2010 £115,000
4, Main Street, Distington, Workington, CA14 5SP 27 November 2006 £50,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
18
Primary
12
Secondary
3
  1. West Cumbria Learning Centre

    Pupil referral unit

    487 m
  2. Distington Community School

    Community school

    519 m
  3. Lakes College - West Cumbria

    Further education

    963 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
102
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 50
  • Public order 17
  • Criminal damage and arson 9
  • Other theft 7
  • Other crime 5

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
12

5 female, 7 male

Postcode households
7
Residents per household
1.7
CA14 5 residents
7,533

Age bands in CA14 5

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
20%

1,479 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.7%

719 residents

Age 25 to 44
25%

1,847 residents

Age 45 to 64
25.5%

1,882 residents

Age 65 and over
19.7%

1,451 residents

This postcode contained 0.2% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider CA14 5 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

1

within 5 km

  • DISTINGTON SURGERY

    HINNINGS ROAD, DISTINGTON, WORKINGTON, CA14 5UR

    ODS code A82023

    681 m

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Harrington Rail Station

    RLY · Harrington

    1.5 miles
  • Parton Rail Station

    RLY · Parton

    2.8 miles
  • Workington Rail Station

    RLY · Workington

    3.2 miles
  • Whitehaven Rail Station

    RLY · Whitehaven

    3.9 miles
  • Corkickle Rail Station

    RLY · Corkickle

    4.5 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Copeland 001B, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

2 of 10

Overall England rank

4,414 of 33,755

Income
2 of 10
Employment
2 of 10
Education and skills
1 of 10
Health and disability
1 of 10
Crime
4 of 10
Housing and services
4 of 10
Living environment
5 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
2
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
2
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

Schools

18 open schools are in scope, including 12 primary and 3 secondary schools. West Cumbria Learning Centre is the nearest published school at 487 m.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

102 published events cover 12 months, averaging 8.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 50 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.